The Palm Beach Council of NA'AMAT-USA — the international Jewish women's organization — welcomed Guy Gilady — the deputy consul general of Israel to Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Puerto Rico — at its annual Dollars for Scholars Luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 2 at the Delray Beach Golf Club.

Marjorie Moidel, Southeast Area publicity chair for NA'AMAT-USA, said that Gilady was an articulate young man who clearly spelled out the mission of the consulate.

Gilady has been at the local Israeli consulate, which is located in Miami, since August of 2016. Prior to Gilady's arrival at the local consulate, he served as the deputy head of mission at the Embassy of Israel in Kiev, Ukraine.

Gilady joined the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2011. He also has served in the Southeast Asia Department and in the Euro-Asia Department, as well as an assistant to the deputy director general for strategic affairs.

Gilady explained that the mission of the Israeli consulate is to promote the interests of the State of Israel in the area of its jurisdiction.

"We are here to foster cooperation and partnerships with the citizens and governments of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Puerto Rico in the realms of policy issues, economic affairs, public information, media, culture and other aspects of community relations," Gilady said. "In addition, the consulate is empowered to assist Israeli citizens residing or traveling in the area."

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At the luncheon, funds were raised for the national scholarship fund sponsored by NA'AMAT-USA for students in Israel.

Last year, for example, 210 female students studying for their Bachelor's or Master's degrees were granted scholarships of 2,000 shekels (about $500) each.

Moidel noted that in recent years there has been an increase in the number of female students in Israel studying in the scientific/technological professions who received scholarships.

"Ninety percent of the recipients are studying engineering, the sciences, computers, medicine or veterinary studies for their Master's degrees," Moidel said.

Moidel also said that last year was the eleventh year that NA'AMAT presented four research grants of 10,000 skekels each (about $2,500) for Ph.D. students for research in physics and mathematics.

"Our NA'AMAT scholarship project is possible thanks to the intensive work and fundraising that has been carried out for more than 30 years now by our members across the United States," Moidel said. "We are proud that nowadays, when the subject of equality of responsibilities is of much relevance, all of the students in Israel who have received our grants have served in the military service, the civil service or the national service."

In the United States, NA'AMAT-USA advocates progressive legislation for women's rights and child welfare, and furthers Jewish education while in Israel, NA'AMAT covers the entire map with a broad network of services — child care, education, vocational and agricultural training, legal counseling — that enhance the quality of life for women, teenagers and children.

For more information about the Israeli consulate to Florida (and Alabama, Mississippi and Puerto Rico), visit www.embassies.gov.il/miami or call 305-925-9400.

For more information about NA'AMAT-USA, visit www.naamat.org or call the office of the organization's Palm Beach Council at 561-368-8898.